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| − | '''The Anvil of the Void''' was a device used by the [[dwarves]] to create [[golems]] during the [[First Blight]]. It was forged by a dwarf of [[House Ortan]] named [[Caridin]] around -255 [[Ancient Age|Ancient]] who was made a [[Paragon|Paragon]] for his achievement. In -248 Ancient, at the height of the battle against the [[Darkspawn]], Caridin vanished and the Anvil of the Void's location was lost, seemingly forever. |
+ | '''The Anvil of the Void''' was a device used by the [[dwarves]] to create [[golems]] during the [[First Blight]]. It was forged by a dwarf of [[House Ortan]] named [[Caridin]] around -255 [[Ancient Age|Ancient]] (940 TE) who was made a [[Paragon|Paragon]] for his achievement. In -248 Ancient, at the height of the battle against the [[Darkspawn]], Caridin vanished and the Anvil of the Void's location was lost, seemingly forever. |
== Background == |
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Revision as of 08:02, 13 August 2013
- For information on the location, see Anvil of the Void (location).
- For information on the related quest, see A Paragon of Her Kind.
The Anvil of the Void was a device used by the dwarves to create golems during the First Blight. It was forged by a dwarf of House Ortan named Caridin around -255 Ancient (940 TE) who was made a Paragon for his achievement. In -248 Ancient, at the height of the battle against the Darkspawn, Caridin vanished and the Anvil of the Void's location was lost, seemingly forever.
Background
The Anvil was the key to forging golems, however in order to create the golem, a life had to be sacrificed in order to power the construct. Caridin offered the chance to be reforged as a golem to volunteers willing to defend their homeland, with Shayle (Shale) of House Cadash being one of the first and the only woman to volunteer. Eventually however there were no more volunteers and the Darkspawn threat remained pressing. King Valtor, the current king of Orzammar began having prisoners and his political enemies forcibly turned into golems. Caridin refused to co-operate and was transformed into a steel golem for his defiance. However his apprentices lacked the skill to forge a control rod to manipulate him. Caridin sealed the Anvil away in The Deep Roads beyond the reach of Orzammar.
The smiths of Amgarrak Thaig later attempted to recreate Caridin's work with the help of a Tevinter Mage, resulting in a new kind of golem – the Harvester. But a grave error was made and the thaig was ultimately lost to its twisted creations. The Warden-Commander investigates Amgarrak in The Golems of Amgarrak DLC.